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Born 21 February 193620th Seanad - Deemed to have vacated his seat on election to Dáil Éireann on 18th June 1969 19th Dáil - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education [9 May 1970 to 31 January 1973] Minister for Transport and Power [3 January 1973 to 14 March 1973]Minister without portfolio [18 December 1972 to 3 January 1973] 21st Dáil - Minister for Foreign Affairs [5 July 1977 to 11 December 1979] Minister for Finance [12 December 1979 to 16 December 1980 (resigned)]Minister for Economic Planning and Development [12 December 1979 to 21 January 1980]Minister for Energy [21 January 1980 to 22 January 1980] Minister for Public Service [12 December 1979 to 24 March 1980] Appointed EEC Commissioner on 5 January 1981 25th Dáil - Minister for Agriculture [10 March 1987 to 12 July 1989](Title changed to Agriculture and Food with effect from 31 March 1987) 26th Dáil - Minister for Agriculture and Food [12 July 1989 to 14 November 1991] Minister for Labour [14 November 1991 to 11 February 1992] 28th Dáil - Chairman of the British-Irish Inter Parliamentary Body [1 December 1997]